Rapid test for tainted milk
11 September, 2009A combination of bacteria and a purple dye that can reveal the presence of toxins in milk in just a few hours could help ensure the safety of the milk supply.
NATA-accredited pyranometer calibration
01 April, 2009 byEcotech has extended its NATA-accredited services to include calibrations of pyranometers.
TMS-Pro System texture analysis
01 April, 2009Texture analysis using the Food Technology Corp TMS-Pro System makes possible precise, objective and repeatable measurements of the texture of food products.
Pre-made culture plates
01 April, 2009 byPetrifilm count pPlates come in a ready-to-use format, removing the procedure of media preparation. Quality control is simplified with each batch of plates accompanied with a Quality Assurance Certificate from the 3M ISO 9002 certified manufacturing facility.
Melamine test kits
01 April, 2009 byThe Romer Labs AgraQuant melamine-sensitive ELISA test kit has been designed to meet the coming regulatory limits for melamine in food products.
Melamine detection
01 April, 2009Thermo Fisher Scientific has launched a program focused on assisting government and commercial food testing laboratories in the development and implementation of methods for the analysis of melamine in food products. This program comes in response to the recent alert issued by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Microbial assay for wine spoilage
01 April, 2009 bySouth Australian wine technical consultants Provisor and Advanced Analytical Australia have teamed up to deliver a DNA-based spoilage evaluation service to the wine industry in Australia and New Zealand.
How red are those tomatoes?
02 March, 2009The Tomato Analyzer software tool allows scanning devices to be calibrated using colour standards. The tool may also have applications in the colour analysis of fresh crops and in the evaluation of discolouration of foods after processing or cooking.
Automated GI and RS prediction in food
03 November, 2008The CSIRO initiated Food Futures Flagship has developed an automated instrument for accurately predicting glycemic index (GI) and resistant starch (RS) in food products.
Processed food eaters leave better fingerprints
22 September, 2008The sweat of processed food eaters contains more salt and so their fingerprints are more corrosive and easier to detect.
Keeping shellfish safe
05 September, 2008An efficient, accurate and sensitive method of detecting toxins in shellfish has been validated for worldwide acceptance in a project completed by the IRL-initiated Virtual Institute for Metrology in Chemistry and Biology, in collaboration with the Cawthron Institute.
A new approach to taste testing
13 June, 2008Using the same concept behind commercial breath-freshening strips, a researcher has developed a new, easier method for clinical taste testing.
Brucellosis detection and characterisation
02 April, 2008Researchers at the University of Navarra have launched a product for the detection and characterisation of the Brucella bacteria, which is the causative agent for brucellosis.
Food testing at Beijing Olympics
12 November, 2007While the world’s athletes train for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, an American microbiologist has helped direct the international spotlight onto the host country’s food safety practices.
Group formed to promote biological agriculture
26 April, 2006The Biological Farmers of Australia has formed a sub committee to promote the principles, benefits and good practices of biological agriculture.